Sexual Health
What behaviors may spread AIDS? What principles should be followed in the treatment of AIDS
AIDS is a very harmful infectious disease, caused by HIV infection. HIV is a virus that can attack the human immune system. Targeting the most important T lymphocytes in the human immune system as the main target, extensively damaging these cells, leading to the loss of immune function in the human body. Therefore, the human body is susceptible to various diseases, can develop malignant tumors, and has a high mortality rate. The incubation period of HIV in the human body is 8~9 years on average. Before suffering from AIDS, people can live and work without symptoms for many years.
Interpretation of Three Ways of AIDS Transmission
There are three main routes of AIDS transmission that have been confirmed, the core of which is sexual transmission and blood transmission. AIDS cannot be transmitted through general contact, so AIDS patients should not be discriminated against in life, such as eating together and shaking hands.
(1) Sexual contact transmission: including sexual contact between the same sex and the opposite sex. Anal and oral sex have a greater risk of infection.
(2) Blood transmission: ① Infusing contaminated blood fluids and blood products with HIV; ② Intravenous drug users receiving HIV contaminated, unsterilized needles and syringes; ③ Sharing other medical equipment and daily necessities (sharing toothbrushes, razors, etc. with infected individuals) may also cause infection at the damaged area, but it is rare. ④ Disinfection of syringes and needles is not complete or not sterilized, especially for children's preventive injection. There is a greater risk that one cannot inject alone. Dental instruments, midwifery instruments, surgical instruments, needles for treatment. Needles for haircuts, hairdressing (eyebrows, ears, etc.), tattoos, and other knives, needles, and foot trimmers in the bathroom are not sterilized. HIV antibody test for sharing shavers, razors, or toothbrushes with others
(3) Mother to child transmission: also known as perinatal transmission, HIV infected mothers can transmit HIV to their fetuses and infants before, during, or shortly after delivery, either through the placenta or through the birth canal or breastfeeding during delivery.
ABC Principle of AIDS Prevention
Sexual activity is an important part of human life, but it brings happiness to human beings and helps human reproduction. At the same time, it also brings many troubles to human beings, including the spread of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. In recent years, some foreign experts have put forward the ABC principle of preventive diseases and AIDS on the basis of summarizing the experience of preventive diseases and AIDS.